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The Masters · Chromatic Profile

john
ponsford

1790 — 1870 · 19th Century

John Ponsford: A Victorian Portraitist of Subtle Grace John Ponsford (1790–1870) remains a quietly significant figure in 19th-century British art, often overshadowed by the grander narratives of his era but possessing a distinctive style and a remarkable ability to capture the nuances of human character. …

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john ponsford
The Palette Genome

A portrait built from john ponsford's own colours

Every 1 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.

← Cool · Shadow Warm · Earth Gold · Light →

Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.

Four-Colour Decomposition
The Chromatic Knot

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.

0° Red 90° Yellow 180° Cyan 270° Blue saturation →
Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers